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HUSTLERS CONVENTION by LIGHTNIN' ROD [Jalal Mansur Nuriddin] 1973 Hip Hop poetry
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Hustlers Conventionby LIGHTNIN' ROD [Jalal Mansur Nuriddin]
NY, Harmony Books, (1973). First Edition 1st Printing. Publisher's original pictorial paperbound wraps with scuffing to edges and cobers and general wear else as-is condition good fully intact. Illustrations throughout by Ralph Saunders. A book of narrative poetry adapted from the album, telling the story of two fictional hustlers named Sport and Spoon. The book publication of Nuriddin's landmark album of the same title, issued in 1973 and considered one of the seminal works of hip-hop music.
" Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin was an American poet and musician. He was one of the founding members of The Last Poets, a group of poets and musicians that evolved in the 1960s out of the Harlem Writers Workshop in New York City."
"Hustlers Convention is an album recorded by Jalal Mansur Nuriddin under the pseudonym Lightnin' Rod. The album was a major influence on hip hop music and combined poetry, funk, jazz, and toasting. Hustlers Convention helped add a sociopolitical element to black music.The album narrates the story of two fictional hustlers, named Sport and Spoon."